UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
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CAREMARK RX, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.
KEW CORP.
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Information Concerning Participants in the Solicitation
of Proxies by Express Scripts, Inc. in Connection with the
2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Caremark Rx, Inc.
(Furnished pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
Each of (i) Express Scripts, Inc. ("Express Scripts"), (ii) Express Scripts' officers and directors, (iii) KEW Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Express Scripts ("KEW"), (iv) KEW's officers and directors and (v) certain other persons identified below are participants in the solicitation of proxies by Express Scripts to elect four directors at the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Caremark Rx., Inc. ("Caremark"), including any and all adjournments, postponements, continuations or reschedulings thereof, or any other meeting of stockholders held in lieu thereof (the "Annual Meeting"). On December 18, 2006, Express Scripts delivered a proposal letter to the board of directors of Caremark offering to acquire Caremark for $29.25 in cash and 0.426 shares of Express Scripts common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
Set forth below are the names of the directors, executive officers and other employees of Express Scripts that are participants in the solicitation of proxies by Express Scripts to elect directors at the Annual Meeting. Each occupation set forth opposite an individual's name refers to his or her employment with Express Scripts.
Express Scripts Directors:
Gary G. Benanav
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J. Maura C. Breen |
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Nicholas J. LaHowchic | ||||||||
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Thomas P. Mac Mahon | ||||||||
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John O. Parker, Jr. |
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George Paz |
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Samuel K. Skinner |
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Seymour Sternberg |
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Barrett A. Toan |
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Howard L. Waltman |
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Express Scripts Executive Officers:
George Paz - Chief Executive Officer and President
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Edward Stiften - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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David A. Lowenberg - Chief Executive Officer of CuraScript, Inc., |
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a wholly owned subsidiary of Express Scripts |
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Thomas M. Boudreau - Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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Michael Holmes - Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer |
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Edward Ignaczak - Senior Vice President - Sales and Account Management |
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Agnes Rey-Giraud - Senior Vice President - Supply Chain Organization |
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Brenda Motheral - Senior Vice President - Research and Product Management | ||||||||
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Patrick McNamee - Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer |
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Douglas Porter - Senior Vice President - Client and Patient Services |
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Other Employees of Express Scripts:
Martin Akins - Assistant General Counsel
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Kelly Elliot - Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller | ||
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Mathew Harper - Vice President and Treasurer |
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David Myers - Vice President Investor Relations |
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Set forth below are the names of the directors and executive officers of KEW that are participants in the solicitation of proxies by Express Scripts to elect directors at the Annual Meeting. Each occupation set forth opposite an individual's name refers to his or her employment with KEW.
Martin Akins - Director, Vice President and Secretary
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Matthew Harper - Director, President and Treasurer |
Set forth below are the names of the individuals Express Scripts and KEW nominated to stand for election at the Annual Meeting that are participants in the solicitation of proxies by Express Scripts to elect directors at the Annual Meeting.
Stuart L. Bascomb
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Duke K. Bristow |
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John J. Jones |
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Todd E. Warnock | ||
KEW acquired 591,580 shares of common stock of Caremark, $0.001 par value per share (the "Shares") from December 13, 2006 to December 15, 2006 and, as of January 9, 2007, KEW owned of record, and Express Scripts and KEW shared beneficial ownership (as defined for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act ) of 591,580 Shares, or less than 1% of the outstanding Shares. Other than the purchases of Shares in the open market by KEW set forth in the table below, none of KEW, Express-Scripts, any executive officer or director of KEW or Express Scripts or any other person identified above has engaged in any transaction involving the Shares in the past two years.
Trade Date |
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13-Dec-06 |
105,680 |
$50.0018 |
14-Dec-06 |
326,000 |
$50.7556 |
15-Dec-06 |
159,500 |
$51.2140 |
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591,180 |
$50.7445 |
Except as disclosed above, none of KEW, Express Scripts, any executive officer or director of KEW or Express Scripts or any other person identified above has any direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, in Caremark.
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Additional Information:
Express Scripts intends to file a proxy statement in connection with the election of directors at Caremark's Annual Meeting. Express Scripts stockholders are strongly advised to read that proxy statement when it become available, as it will contain important information. Stockholders will be able to obtain that proxy statement, any amendments or supplements to that proxy statement and other documents filed by Express Scripts with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") free of charge at the SECs website (www.sec.gov) or by directing a request to MacKenzie Partners, Inc., at 800-322-2885 or by email at expressscripts@mackenziepartners.com.
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